Samsung launches the Galaxy Tab S4 and Galaxy Tab A 10.5

Samsung announced today two new tablets: the Galaxy Tab S4, the latest in its long-running lineup of Android-powered tablets, and the Galaxy Tab A 10.5, a less-powerful, cheaper alternative. The former is the immediate successor to last year’s Galaxy Tab S3, and poised to challenge premium large-screen devices like Apple’s iPad and Microsoft’s recently announced Surface Go. Here’s everything you need to know Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 The Galaxy Tab S4, like its predecessors, has narrow bezels. It measures 249.3 x 164.3mm, making it slightly smaller than the Tab S3, and sports a 10.5-inch 1600 x 2560 WQXGA Super AMOLED screen with a 16:10 aspect ratio. But it ditches physical buttons in favor of a minimalist look and new sensors: a 8MP front-facing camera with facial recognition and an iris scanner. It uses the same Intelligent Scan feature as Samsung’s Galaxy S9, automatically switching between two modes of scanning depending on ambient lighting conditions. Around the sides and back of the Galaxy Tab S4 are four rear-firing speakers tuned by Australian acoustics company AKG (with support for Dolby Atmos), plus a single-lens 13MP camera and LED flash. Under the hood, the Tab S4 packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, an octa-core chipset that’s a generation behind the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 845. Here, it’s paired with 4GB of RAM, 64GB or 256GB of storage (depending on the model), and a fast-charging 7,300mAh battery delivers up to 16 hours of playback, according to Samsung. Ports include a pogo dock for accessories and USB-C. There’s also a far-field microphone… [Read full story]